Supplement helps pets’ health

For pets with persistent skin, coat, inflammation or arthritis issues that can't be managed with premium petfoods, vets tend to recommend essential fatty acids and glucosamine supplements to their clients, according to an article by The Signal.
Veterinarian Dr. Robert Collett created The Missing Link, an essential fatty acid supplement manufactured by Designing Health, in 1994 after realizing that skin, coat and geriatric issues made up close to 80% of his business. The culprit: lack of nutrition, according to the article.
"Dr. Collett started comparing all the dog foods to see what was missing in the modern pet diet. … He began to develop these oil seeds and nutrients that would help to replace what was missing," said Nate Armstrong, vice president of Designing Health.
"Missing Link is only about 3% of a pet's diet. Petfood is kind of like the meat and potatoes, so we're the salad,” he said.

Denmark now allows glucosamine in petfood

The Danish Food Minister Eva Kjer Hansen has visited Aller Petfood - part of the Danish company Aller Mølle Group - to talk about “simplifications of rules,” according to AllAboutFeed.net.
In the meeting, personnel of Aller Petfood explained the daily work of a petfood producer. Also the removal of the restriction to use glucosamine in petfood for foreign customers was discussed with Hansen.The relaxation of these rules mean that companies such as Aller Petfood can use glucosamine in petfood for export and thereby compete on the same level as their foreign colleagues.